Weld County Tributes for Dec. 13

Faith was a loving, compassionate, caring person. In her short time with us, she reached out and helped many people. She never said no to a friend or stranger in need. Faith loved animals, all animals, and was a strong personal advocate for the homeless. Faith would fight with you or against you until the other side conceded if she believed in the cause. Her bright light was extinguished far too soon. Faith will always be missed and forever be loved. Faith was a senior at Resurrection Christian School, where she won honors in forensics, participated in plays and musicals, was an honor student, and as a junior played on the soccer team. She was an accomplished horseback rider.

Faith is survived by her father, Jay Gearheard (Jill); brother, Riley Gearheard; sister, Adelee Gearheard of Greeley; grandparents, Richard and Pat Gearheard of Fort Collins and Jim and Sharon McCans of Sapulpa, Oklahoma; aunt and uncle, Julie and George Su of Sherman Oaks, Calif.; great-aunts and great-uncles, Lois and Jim Korn of Sapulpa, Oklaoma, and Janet and Jerry Gearheard of The Colony, Texas, uncle, Erik McCans of Denver, uncle, Wade McCans (Tonya) of Tulsa, Okla.; and a multitude of beloved cousins and friends.

A memorial service will be held for Faith at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church, 531 South College Ave., Fort Collins, Colo. 80524. In lieu of flowers, the family has established a memorial fund in her name at Fort Collins Rescue Mission, 316 Jefferson St., Fort Collins, Colo. 80524. Please visit Faith's online Memorial Tribute at http://www.allnutt.com.

Irene Wiedeman Maxey

Oct. 8, 1923-Dec. 9, 2016

Age: 93

Residence: Greeley

Irene Maxey of Greeley passed away on Dec. 9, 2016, at Life Care Center in Greeley. She was born on Oct. 8, 1923, to Jake and Mollie Wiedeman in Windsor.

Irene is survived by her daughters, Dianne Johannes of Littleton, Susan Gettman of Greeley and Judi (Lyle) Vannest of LaSalle; sisters, Dorothy Stout of Eaton and Nancy Bailey of Kersey.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Jim Maxey; son, Dennis Maxey; parents, Jake and Mollie Wiedeman; and brother, Wilbert Wiedeman.

He was born in San Jose, Calif., to Wallace and Ermyle on Oct. 10, 1924. Orville's family moved to Colorado when he was a small child. He was drafted into the U.S. Army at the age of 17 and served as a sergeant in the 717th tank battalion during WWII. On June 8, 1948, he married Anna Rose (Otte); they were married for 50 years until her death in 1999. He had taken care of Anna Rose for several years when she was sick. They raised seven children in Greeley. He worked as a paint and body specialist for Warren Bunting, Eaton Ford, Severance Garage, and for a brief time ran his own body shop in Eaton. In his free time he enjoyed hunting and fishing. He had a heart of gold and was a very loving and devoted husband and father. His family will miss him greatly.